Trnava
City
Cathedral of St. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. John the Baptist in Trnava
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Trnava
River	Trnávka
Elevation	146 m (479 ft)
Coordinates	48°22′39″N 17°35′18″E / 48.3775, 17.58833
Area	71. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Trnava Region (Slovak Trnavský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. Trnava District ( okres Trnava) is a district inthe Trnava Trnávka is name of several locations in central Europe Trnávka, a village in the Pardubice Region ( Pardubice District) of the Czech The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 535 km² (27. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 62 sq mi)
Population	68,466 (2006-12-31)
Density	957 /km² (2,479 /sq mi)
First mentioned	1211
Mayor	Štefan Bošnák
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	917 01
Area code	+421-33
Car plate	TT
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Trnava Region
Wikimedia Commons: Trnava
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.trnava.sk

Trnava (pronunciation (help·info); Hungarian: Nagyszombat, German: Tyrnau; Latin: Tyrnavia) is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Since 1997, the Slovak car registration plate number (EČV evidenčné číslo vozidla generally takes the form XX-NNNYY, where XX is a two letter code corresponding Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading It is the capital of a kraj (Trnava Region) and of an okres (Trnava District). Since 1949 (except 1990-1996, Slovakia has been divided into a number of Kraje ' (singular kraj; usually translated as "Regions" with capital The Trnava Region (Slovak Trnavský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. Trnava District ( okres Trnava) is a district inthe Trnava It was the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric (1541-1820 and then again since 1977). In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The city has a historic center. Because of the many churches within its city walls, Trnava has often been called "parva Roma", i. e. "Little Rome", or more recently, the "Slovak Rome". Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2

Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Geography 3.1 Climate 4 Main sights 5 Demographics 6 Government 7 Education 8 Transport 9 Famous people 10 Sister and twin cities 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

Name

The name of the city is derived from the Slovak word tŕnie ("thornbush") which characterized the river banks in the region. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" The Hungarian name (first mentioned in 1238 in the form of Zumbotel) originates from the Hungarian word szombat ("Saturday"), referring to the weekly market fairs held on Saturdays.

History

Permanent settlements on the city's territory are known from the Neolithic period onwards. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos During the Middle Ages, an important market settlement arose here at the junction of two important roads- from Bohemia to Hungary and from the Mediterranean to Poland. Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland

The first written reference to Trnava dates from 1211. In 1238, Trnava was the first town in (present-day) Slovakia to be granted a town charter (civic privileges) by the king. The former agricultural center gradually became a center of manufacture, trade, and crafts. By the early 13th century, the king of Hungary had invited numerous Germans to settle in Trnava; this settlement increased after the Tatar invasion in 1242. The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 Carpathian Germans (Karpatendeutsche Felvidéki németek Slovak: Karpatskí Nemci) sometimes simply called Slovak Germans (German Slowakeideutsche The Battle of Mohi, or Battle of the Sajó River, (on April 11, 1241) was the main Battle between the Mongols and the Kingdom At the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, a part of Trnava was enclosed by very long city walls. The original Slovak market settlement and the Germans, however, stayed behind this wall. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is

Trnava was also the place of many important negotiations: Charles I, the king of Hungary, signed here a currency agreement with the Czech King John of Luxemburg in 1327, and King Louis I (who often stayed in the town and died there in 1380) signed a friendship agreement with Emperor Charles IV there in 1360. Charles I of Hungary (Károly Róbert Karlo Robert Karol Róbert (1288 Naples, Italy &ndash 16 July 1342, Visegrád, John the Blind ( Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg Louis I the Great (I (Nagy Lajos Ludwik Węgierski Serbian: Lajoš I/Лајош I Croatian: Ludovik I Czech: Ludvík I Charles IV ( Czech: Karel IV, German: Karl IV, Hungarian: IV Károly; 14 May 1316 &ndash

The temporary German majority in Trnava's population ceased in favour of the Slovaks during the campaigns undertaken by the Czech Hussites in the 15th century, who opposed Germans and made Trnava the center of the campaigns in southwestern Slovakia from 1432 to 1435. The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus or John Huss (c Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The town, along with the rest of the territory of present-day Slovakia, gained importance after the conquest of most of what is today Hungary by the Ottoman Empire in 1541, when Trnava became the see (1541 – 1820) of the Archbishopric of Esztergom (before 1541 and after 1820 the see was the town of Esztergom, which was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1543). Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Esztergom (known by alternative names) is a City in northern Hungary, about 50 km north-west of the Capital Budapest. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The cathedrals of the archbishopric were the Saint John the Baptist Cathedral and the Saint Nicholas Cathedral in the town. Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. Saint Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος, Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people" is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a Christian Saint Many ethnic Hungarians fleeing from the Turks moved to the town after 1541 from present-day Hungary.

In the 16th and especially the 17th century, Trnava was an important center of the Counter-Reformation in the Kingdom of Hungary (at the time largely identical with the territory of present-day Slovakia and a strip of western Hungary). As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation denotes the period of Catholic revival from the pontificate of Pope Pius IV in 1560 to the close of the The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 The Archbishop Nicolas Oláh invited the Jesuits to Trnava in 1561 in order to develop the municipal school system. Nicolaus Olahus ( Latin for Nicholas the Vlach; Hungarian: Oláh Miklós; Romanian: Nicolae Olahus; The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Subsequently, he had a seminary opened in 1566 and in 1577 Trnava’s priest Nicolas Telegdi founded a book-printing house in the town. The first Catholic Bible translation into Hungarian (based on the Latin Vulgate) was also completed in the town by the Jesuit György Káldi who was born there in 1573. The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labours of Jerome, who was commissioned by The 17th century was also characterized by many anti-Habsburg uprisings in the country – these revolts of Stephen Bocskay, Gabriel Bethlen, George I Rákóczi, and Imre Thököly negatively affected Trnava’s life. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Stephen Bocskai or István Bocskai (or Bocskay, Bocskai István Štefan Bočkaj Ştefan Bocşa) ( 1 January 1557 - 29 December Gabriel Bethlen (de Iktár (- English, Hungarian: Bethlen Gábor, Romanian: Gabriel Bethlen, German: Gabriel György Rákóczi I (1591 – 1648 was elected prince of Transylvania in 1630 Count Imrich Tököly de Kesmarkium ( Thököly/Tököly/Tökölli Imre in Hungarian; or in Slovak Imrich Tököli according to his most frequent On 26th December, in 1704 Francis II Rákóczi's army suffered deciding defeat from Sigbert Heister general's imperial army at the border of Trnava. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ferenc (Francis II Rákóczi ( March 27, 1676 – April 8, 1735) was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs

The Jesuit Trnava University (1635-1777), the only university of the Kingdom of Hungary at that time, was founded by Archbishop Péter Pázmány. The University of Trnava (in Trnava (Trnavská univerzita v Trnave is a college of "university type" based in Trnava, Slovakia. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Péter Pázmány de Panasz ( October 4, 1570 – March 19, 1637) was a Hungarian Philosopher, Theologian, Founded to support the Counter-Reformation, it soon became a center of Slovak education and literature, since most of the teachers, one half of the students and the majority of the town’s inhabitants were Slovaks. Pázmány himself was instrumental in promoting the usage of the Slovak instead of the Czech language and had his work "Isteni igazságra vezető kalauz" (Guide to the Truth of God) and several of his sermons translated into the local vernacular. From the late 18th century Trnava became a center of the literary and artistic Slovak National Revival. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is The first standard codification of the Slovak language (by the priest Anton Bernolák in 1787) was based on the Slovak dialect used in the region of Trnava. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Anton Bernolák ( 1 October 1762 in Slanica (Szlanica a now inundated village near Námestovo) – 15 January 1813 Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common During the 1848 Revolution Richard Guyon 's army fought here with an Austrian army on 14th December, in 1848. The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European Richard Debaufre Guyon ( 1813 - October 12 1856) British soldier general in the Hungarian revolutionary army and Turkish Pasha For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap

The importance of the town decreased in the early 19th century, when the university was moved to Buda (today: Eötvös Loránd University) and the see of the archbishopric moved back to Esztergom. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or It increased however partly again after 1844, when Trnava was connected with Bratislava through the first railway line in the Kingdom of Hungary, which was a horse railway (steam engines were used since 1872). Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The railway connection launched a modernization of the town, which started with the erection of a big sugar factory, a malt-house and of the Coburgh’s factory (later referred to as Trnavské automobilové závody, i. e. "Trnava Car Factory"). The St. Adalbert Association (Spolok sv. Vojtecha), founded in 1870 when the Slovak foundation (Matica slovenská) was prohibited by the Hungarian authorities, kept up the Slovak national conscience at a time of strong Magyarisation in Hungary. This article is about the Slovak cultural and scientific institution founded in 1863 Magyarization (also "Magyarisation" "Hungarisation" "Hungarization" "Hungarianization" "Hungarianisation" is a designator applied In the 19th but mainly in the early 20th century the town grew behind its city walls and most of the wall was demolished in the 19th century.

Until World War II, Trnava was also home to a sizable Jewish minority. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Their freedom to move was restricted as early as in 1495 and from 1539-1800, and 12 Jews were burned publicly in 1870 during a pogrom. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A pogrom is a form of Riot directed against a particular group whether ethnic religious or other and characterized by destruction of their Homes Businesses

After the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, Trnava was one of the most industrialized cities of Slovakia. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1977, by a decision of Pope Paul VI, Trnava became the see of a separate Slovak archbishopric (although the seat in 2008 moved to Bratislava the city still remains a seat of its own archbishopric). Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Pope With the establishment of this archbishopric, Slovakia became independent of Hungary again also in terms of church administration for the first time in centuries.

After the establishment of Slovakia (1993), Trnava became the capital of the newly created Trnava Region in 1996. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Trnava Region (Slovak Trnavský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The French car manufacturer PSA began construction of a large automobile plant in Trnava in 2003. PSA Peugeot Citroën (previously Peugeot Société Anonyme) is a French Automobile and Motorcycle manufacturer; these Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Geography

Trnava lies at an altitude of 146 metres (479 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 71. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the 535 square kilometres (27. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. ^[1] It is located in the Danubian Lowland on the Trnávka river, around 45 kilometres (28 mi) north-east of Bratislava, 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Nitra and around 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the Czech border. The Serbian lowland is treated under Danube Plain (Serbia The Danubian Lowland or Danube Lowland (Podunajská nížina ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading If you were looking for a chemical see Nitre or Nitro. Nitra ( Neutra ( Nyitra / Nyitria) is a city in western The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The closest mountain ranges are the Little Carpathians to the west and the Považský Inovec to the north-east of the city. The Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty Kleinen KarpatenKis Kárpátok other translations to English are Lesser Carpathians or - wrongly - Small Carpathians are a low about Považský Inovec or Váh Inovec is a Mountain range in western Slovakia, named after the Váh river

Climate

Trnava lies in the north temperate zone and has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Continental climate is a Climate that is characterized by Winter Temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of Snow cover each Year It is characterized by a significant variation between hot summers and cold winters.

Weather averages for Trnava (observed at Piešťany)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high °C (°F)	2 (35)	4 (40)	10 (49)	16 (60)	21 (70)	24 (75)	26 (79)	26 (79)	21 (70)	15 (59)	7 (45)	3 (37)
Average low °C (°F)	-4 (25)	-3 (26)	0 (33)	4 (40)	9 (49)	12 (54)	14 (56)	14 (57)	10 (50)	6 (43)	2 (35)	-2 (28)
Precipitation cm (inches)	1. Piešťany ( Pistyan Pöstyén Pieszczany is a town in Slovakia. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 78 (0. 70)	2. 11 (0. 83)	2. 15 (0. 85)	3. 15 (1. 24)	3. 83 (1. 51)	4. 90 (1. 93)	4. 83 (1. 90)	3. 53 (1. 39)	4. 05 (1. 59)	2. 89 (1. 14)	3. 09 (1. 22)	3. 85 (1. 12)
Source: MSN Weather[2] 2008-01-21

Main sights

As early as in the Middle Ages, Trnava was an important centre of Gothic religious and lay architecture - St. Nicolas’s Church, St. Helen’s Church and several church monastery complexes (Clarist, Franciscan and Dominican) were built in this period. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is

The Renaissance (16th century) added a town tower to Trnava’s silhouette. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Nicolas Oláh ordered the erection of the Seminary and Archbishop’s Palace. Peter Bornemisza and Huszár Gál, the leading personalities of the reformation in the Kingdom of Hungary, were active in Trnava for a short time. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time The town ramparts were rebuilt to a Renaissance fortification as a reaction to the approaching Turkish danger from the south.

The 17th century was characterized by the construction of the Pualinian Church that bears badges of Silesian Renaissance. Trnava was gradually redesigned to Baroque. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The erection of the St. John the Baptist Church and of the university campus launched a building rush that continued with the reconstruction of the Franciscan and Clarist’s complexes. The St John the Baptist Cathedral (Katedrála svätého Jána Krstiteľa Keresztelő Szent János székesegyházbelongs to the most significant historic monuments of Trnava Builders and artists called to build the university also participated in improvements of the burgher architecture. The Holy Trinity Statue and the group of statues of St. Joseph, the Ursulinian and Trinitarian Church and Monastery are of recent construction. Marian columns are religious monuments built in honour of the Virgin Mary, often in thanksgiving for the ending of a plague or for some other help Joseph "of the House of David " ( Hebrew יוֹסֵף also known as Saint Joseph, Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth

The District hospital was built 1824. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The building of the theatre started in May 1831 and the first performance was played at Christmas. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Both of the Trnava synagogues, historizing structures with oriental motifs, date back to the 19th century. A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of

Demographics

According to the last census from 2001, Trnava had 70,286 inhabitants, while according to the estimate from 2006, Trnava has 68,466 inhabitants with an average age of 37. 3 years.

Nationality (2001 census):

• Slovaks (96. 89%)
• Czechs (0. 79%)
• Roma (0. 27%)
• Hungarians (0. 21%)

Age: Pre-productive Age: 9,947, Productive Age: 46,742, Post-productive Age: 11,603^[3]

Government

The current government structure has been in place since 1990, and is composed of a mayor (primátor) and of a city council (Mestské zastupiteľstvo), which in turn leads a city board (Mestská rada) and city commissions (Komisie mestského zastupiteľstva). A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. The mayor is the city's top executive officer, elected for a four-year term; the current mayor is Štefan Bošnák, who is serving his fourth term and leads the city since 1994. ^[4] The city council is the highest legislative body of the city, represented by 31 councillors, elected to a concurrent term with the mayor's. Since 2002, Trnava is divided into six urban districts, with area and further sub-units in parentheses:

• Trnava-centre (2. 15 km²; Staré mesto [Old Town],Špiglsál)
• Trnava-west (20. 60 km²; Prednádražie)
• Trnava-south (8. 03 km²; Tulipán, Linčianska)
• Trnava-east (10. 66 km²; Hlboká, Vozovka)
• Trnava-north (22. 33 km²; Kopánka, Zátvor, Vodáreň)
• Modranka (7. 76 km²)

However, compared to the present-day total area of 71. 53 km², the city used to have a larger area. Its height was in the 1970s, when it annexed villages of Modranka, Biely Kostol and Hrnčiarovce nad Parnou, reaching an area of almost 90 km². Biely Kostol is a Village and Municipality of Trnava District in the Trnava region of Slovakia. Hrnčiarovce nad Parnou is a Village and Municipality of Trnava District in the Trnava region of Slovakia. The latter two separated in 1993 and 1994, respectively. ^[5]

Education

Trnava is the seat of two universities: University of Trnava (present) with 7,159 students, including 446 doctoral students. The University of Trnava (in Trnava (Trnavská univerzita v Trnave is a college of "university type" based in Trnava, Slovakia. ^[6] and of the University of St. Cyril and Methodius, with 6,833 students. ^[7] The city's system of primary education consists of nine public schools and one religious primary school, enrolling in overall 5,422 pupils. ^[8] Secondary education is represented by four gymnasia with 2,099 students,^[9], 7 specialized high schools with 3,212 students,^[10] and 6 vocational schools with 3,697 students. ^[11][12]

Transport

The city lies at the crossroads of two roads of international importance; from the Czech Republic to southern Slovakia and from Bratislava to northern Slovakia. The D1 motorway connects the city to Bratislava, Trenčín and Žilina and the R1 motorroad connects it to Nitra. D1 is a Motorway (diaľnica in Slovakia. Its route is Bratislava ( D2 / D4) - Trnava ( R1) - Trenčín Trenčín ( also known under alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech Žilina ( Sillein Zsolna names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava. R1 (formerly D65 is a Motorroad (rýchlostná cesta in Slovakia. If you were looking for a chemical see Nitre or Nitro. Nitra ( Neutra ( Nyitra / Nyitria) is a city in western A part of a planned bypass is currently under construction. The city also has an important station on the Bratislava-Žilina railway, with two tracks from Sereď and Kúty (near the Czech border) ending in the city. Sereď (until 1954 "Sered" Szered is a Town in southern Slovakia near Trnava. Kúty, (Jókút is a Village and Municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. Although there is a small airstrip at the north-eastern edge, closest international airports are in Bratislava and Vienna. Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport (Letisko Milana Rastislava Štefánika, also called - especially in English - Bratislava Airport (Letisko Bratislava or Bratislava-Ivanka The city also operates a public transport service, currently represented by 16 regular and other lines. ^[13]

Famous people

• Zoltán Kodály, composer
• Juraj Beneš, composer
• Pavol Blažek, race walker
• Libor Charfreitag, hammer thrower
• Karol Dobiáš, football player
• Károly Hadaly, mathematician
• Miroslav Karhan, football player
• Taťána Kuchařová, Miss World 2006
• Nicolaus Olahus, archbishop
• Péter Pázmány, cardinal and statesman
• Marek Ujlaky, football player
• Louis I of Hungary, king
• Vilmos Fraknói, historian, secretary of HAS, titular bishop, canon of Várad
• Maximilian Hell, astronomer
• Anton Bernolák, priest, writer, the author of the first Slovak language standard
• Ányos Jedlik, scientist, inventor, teacher, member of the Order of Saint Benedict

Sister and twin cities

• Scranton, Pennsylvania (United States)
• Varaždin, Croatia
• Novo Mesto, Slovenia

See also

• FC Spartak Trnava, football club from the city

References

External links

• Trnava Official website (Slovak)
• Trnava travel guide
• University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (Slovak)

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